15 Injured In A Fire That Engulfed The Twin Towers Of Hanoi

A pair of twin towers are on fire in Hanoi, Vietnam, trapping people inside the building, according to Tuoi Tre News.

Firefighters are on the scene and in contact via cell phone with those trapped on the top floor of the building.

Tuoi Tre reports that the towers are part of the EVN Center for Telecommunications Information Management. Firefighters are reportedly rushing into the buildings attempting to rescue people stuck inside.

UPDATE: The latest from Tuoi Tre is that as many as thirty people have just been rescued. Four fire rescue squads reportedly ran up the stairs to aid trapped victims. It is unclear if anyone is still stuck inside the buildings.

Smoke continues to billow from the buildings.

UPDATE II: Pulleys and fire apparati are being used to rescue people trapped in the buildings. It appears that the fire is dissipating. The south tower is evidently still spouting smoke.

UPDATE III: There's still a fire raging on the 30th floor of the south tower. Rescuers are bringing water cannons to put out the flames.

UPDATE IV: The BBC is reporting that 20 people were still believed to be trapped inside one of the towers.

UPDATE V: Tuoi Tre is reporting that the fire is now officially out. Just minutes ago, all the people trapped on the 33rd floor were finally reported to be safe. About 15 people were injured, but there appear to be no deaths reported.

Rescuers had been briefly concerned that a transformer station filled with oil in the basement could explode, but firefighters managed to put out the flames before that happened.